Colias dimera

Dimera sulphur
	Dorsal surface (left) and ventral surface (right) of adult male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colias
Species:	C. dimera
Binomial name
	Colias dimera; Doubleday, 1847
Synonyms
	C. erythrogrammus Kollar, 1850; C. erythrogramma Kollar, 1850; C. dimera ab. semperi Strecker, 1873; C. dimera ab. meridensis Neuburger, 1905; C. dimera mariae Apolinar, 1914; C. dimera var. fassli Apolinar, 1914; C. tolima Fassl, 1915; C. dimera f. andromorpha Fernández, 1928; C. dimera f. superba Berger, 1937; C. dimera f. alba Berger, 1937; C. minuscula f. peruviensis Dufrane, 1947;

Colias dimera, the Dimera sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Tropical Andes subregion of the Neotropical realm (Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador).^[1] The species was first discovered in Colombia. It is the most abundant butterfly in the interior of Ecuador.

The wingspan is 35–40 mm (1.4–1.6 in). There are two female forms: one is similar to the males, while the other is yellowish/greenish white.^[2]

References

Colias dimera copulating

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